What is the test for making a claim of sexual discrimination against a male employee in a workplace?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Howard v. 407 ETR Concession, 2011 HRTO 1511 (CanLII):
The initial onus is on the applicant to establish a prima facie case of discrimination and there is no onus on the respondent to justify its actions until such time as the onus of proving prima facie discrimination has been met. See Sosoo v. Winners Merchants at paras. 66-67 (“Sosoo”).
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